Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-04
HARTFORD, March 3
[special to the JOURNAL AND CoUR1rR.]

ten firms throughout the State, thought the bills preposterous. Encouragement should | be given manufacturing firms to come to the State instead of imposing tax upon them Charles H. Clark, of the Courant, was in favor of the bills Senator Bates was against the bills It is not likely the bills will be rec l commended.
 The hearing on the petitions, etc., for free l bridges ill Hartford county was largely at tended in the hall of the House. MT. Davis, of East Hartford, believed three-quarters of the people in East Hartford wanted free l bridges Mr. Insley, of Warehouse Point, was in favor. Others who spoke in favor were: Ex-Senator Chapman, MT. Patrick Gowan of East Hartford and MT. Lewis
 Bristol of East Hartford. Tie committee will visit the bridges next Tuesday.
 The resolution extending the time for com
 pletion of the Hartford and Harlem railroad came before the committee on railroads. The Hon. Simeon E. Baldwin, of New Haven, appeared in favor of the continuation. The Hartford and Harlem, said he, has alwa ys been bitterly opposed to the Consolidated. There has been $1O0, 900 already laid out and l $1 ,6OO, 900 more subscribed. There has been a change of circumstances. We may he able ! to build next summer. The Olmstead will I never be built. It has spent $3O,000 for dftching, etc., to save it's charter. Others spoke in favor of the extension of time as well as several in opposition. Hon. A.D Hyde
 was present representing the Olmstead.
 A hearing of statements of Hartford coun-
 ty commissioners and of charges against the
 Holland county commissioners came before
 the committee on county commissioners in
 vestigation. The Hartford county commis-
 sioners handed in their statement, which was
 to the effect that in 1881 and previously the
 selectmen had recommended conditions for license In 1881 at the State meeting of the county commissioners it was decided that hereafter the commissioners should make out bonds and charge fee of $1. Subsequently they were made out and the blanks furnished by the commissioners. As to the charge of $1 for making out the bonds the commission CTS had asked the advice of the auditors and
 had also sought legal advice and were told
 that they were charging a legal fee. The Holland county commissioners handed in a similar statement with explanations covering the charge of $2 and over made by them for making out the bonds.
 The committee on labor were to hold an executive session this afternoon, but ad- | journed without transacting any business. | There are several other matters yet to be considered and reported by this committee. The committee on education held large \ ly attended and interesting hearing. The ! committee had under consideration several | bills of much importance to the schools of
 the State. The bill concerning the manage ment by the towns of the schools was taken up this afternoon. Representative Ken
 driok, of WaIlingford, made strong plea in ! favor of the bill. He spoke on general ! terms The sentiment of the educated is in | it's favor, said he. The growth of public | opinion is in this direction. The plan has been adopted in Massachusetts and has been | in operation for several years, and has proved very satisfactory. It passed the
 Massachusetts legislature with only l nine dissenting voices in the House. The ad- vantages to be derived from town manage ment many and important. It will do l away with the many petty district officers, and in towns of over three committee men allowed from minority representation, there would be more interest taken in the schools. There will be better tenure of office for a good teacher. If the law is tried there will be better teaching, better education and bet ter men and women. In these days when the West enters into competition we can nolu our own only Dy coMpeteuI euucablou. The Hon. Henry c. Robinson made
 very ,saI1 strong plea sa1sr., In otbars its The first section of the bill reads: "Every town shall from and after September l., 1887, assume and maintain sole control of it's public schools within it's limits. Every | such town shall be union school district | and shall bear all the forms and duties of school districts, excepting as far as these are ! inconsistent with the provision of this act, | provided, however, that this act shall not l affect the towns in which union districts | have been organized by special acts of the | legislature Other sections provide that | school business shall be done in town meet l ings, for representation on the school com 1 mittee and give this committee the power of | district committee and school visitors. Tie | Hon. Lynde Harrison, of New Haven, was ! the only one in opposition.
 The Hon. N. D. Sperry made a strong
 and highly eloquent argument before the | committee on federal relations this after
 noon against Senator Gallagher's resolution | favoring the removal of duties on lumber, ! crowded with interested parties, including
 many gentlemen from New Haven. J. B. Sargent, Judge Joseph Sheldon, Colonel N | G. Osborn and Dr. 0. P. Lindsley were | highly interested listeners. After MT. Sper | " came MT. Durand of Ansonia, manufac | turer of brass goods, who agreed with the | gentleman on many points. Henry Rogers ! of New Haven, made the closing address be | fore the committee. The hearing was ad | journed until next Wednesday afternoon. | LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
 The committee on interpretations reported